Lateralis-Tool
Lateralus

Drop D
D A D G B E

( )- pinch harmonic

Intro: w/ delay

x2
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------1-----------------------------1---------------------
g---2---0h2-------2----0h2-0------2---0h2-------2----0h2-0--------
d----------------------------0-----------------------------0------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-0-----------------------------0---------------------------------

0:17

x6
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------1---------------------
g-------2-----------2-------------2---0h2-------2----0h2-0--------
d----------------------------------------------------------0------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-5-----------3-----------------0---------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-------2-----------2---------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-5-----------3---------------------------------------------------

Fig 1.

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-0---0---0-0---0---0-5-5-5-3-3-0-3---3---3-3---3---0-5-5-5-0-3-5-
a-0---0---0-0---0---0-5-5-5-3-3-0-3---3---3-3---3---0-5-5-5-0-3-5-
d-0---0---0-0---0---0-5-5-5-3-3-0-3---3---3-3---3---0-5-5-5-0-3-5-

1st 2 endings, then >
e---------------------------------------|-------------------------
b---------------------------------------|-------------------------
g---------------------------------------|-------------------------
d-5-5---5-5---3----10----12-------------|-3----3h5----3-----------
a-5-5---5-5---3----10----12-------------|-3----3h5----3-----------
d-5-5---5-5---3----10----12-------------|-3----3h5----3-----------

Verses 1 and 2
No Gtr

Bass arr for gtr
1:51, 3:10

g-----------------5--------------------------7--------------------
d-0-----------3-----------0--------------5------------------------
a-----0------------------------0----------------------------------
d---------0------------------------0------------------------------

...as below so above and beyond...

pm
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-0--0--0--0----0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0----0--5--5--5--5--------

Interlude:

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-7--5--3--0----0--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0----0--5--5--5--5--------

Chorus: Fig 1.

Guitar Solo: w/ wah as filter, and delay

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g----5--7-----5--7-----5--7-----5--7-----5--7----9h10-9p7---------
d-0--------0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------7~~~~~--
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g---9h10p9-0-------------------9h10p9-0-5---4----5p0--------------
d-0----------75-3~~~~~~~~~~-0-----------------------7~~~~-12~~~--
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g---------9h10p9-0-------------------9h10p9-0---------------------
d-12~~~-0----------75-3~~~~~-7~~~~~----------10----9---10p0-7----
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

Verse:  ...feed my will to feel this moment...

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------0---
d-7~~~~-7~~~~-7~~~~-7---7--7-7-7----7--7-7--7--7/12--10h12p10-----
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

...reaching out to embrace the random...

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-0---10---12---0-0---10---12---0-0---10---12---0-0---10---12-----
a-0---10---12---0-0---10---12---0-0---10---12---0-0---10---12-----
d-0---10---12---0-0---10---12---0-0---10---12---0-0---10---12-----

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-3------3--------3-3-3-3------3------3------3-3-3-3--------------
g-2------2--------2-2-2-2------2------2------2-2-2-2--------------
d-0------0--------0-0-0-0------0------0------0-0-0-0--------------
a-0------0--------0-0-0-0------0------0------0-0-0-0--------------
d-0------0--------0-0-0-0------0------0------0-0-0-0--------------

4:48
bass arr. for gtr
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0--
5:04

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------1---------------------
g-------2-----------2-------------2---0h2-------2----0h2-0--------
d----------------------------------------------------------0------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-5-----------3-----------------0---------------------------------

... to swing on the spiral to...

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-------2-----------2-------------2--0h2p0------2--0h2p0----------
d--------------------------------------------------------0--------
a-5-----------3-----------------0-------------3-------------------
d-5-----------3-----------------0-------------3-------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-------2-----------2-------------2--0h2p0------------------------
d------------------------------------------0----------------------
a-5-----------3-----------------0---------------------------------
d-5-----------3-----------------0---------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-3--3--10--10--5-------------3-----------------------------------
a-3--3--10--10--5-------------3----------x--------------------
d-3--3--10--10--5-------------3----------x--------------------

2nd Gtr Solo: w/ wah and delay

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-222222222222222-222222222222222-2b-22222222222-2rb-222222222222-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-222222222222222-222222222222222-7~~~~~~~~~-7777777777777-77777--
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-7777777777777-777777777777-7~~~~~~-7~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~~~-7~~~~~~~~-
d-----------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-7~~~~-5~~~~-----------------------------------------------------
d---------------5br-p3--5b---3-----5br-p3--5b---3----3h5--h6--5-3-
a-------------------------------------------------3-----------5-3-
d-------------------------------------------------------------5-3-

7:17

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d-0---0--x-0---0-x-0---0--x-0---0-x-0---0--x-0---0-x-0---0--x-0---
a-0---0--x-0---0-x-0---0--x-0---0-x-0---0--x-0---0-x-0---0--x-0---
d-0---0--x-0---0-x-0---0--x-0---0-x-0---0--x-0---0-x-0---0--x-0---

8:03

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-15----15--13----13----15----15--18----18--15----13----18----15--
g--x-----x---x-----x-----x-----x---x-----x---x-----x-----x-----x--
d-12----12--12----12----12----12--15----15--12----12----15----12--
a--x-----x---x-----x-----x-----x---x-----x---x-----x-----x-----x--
d--0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0--

e-----------------------------------------0----0---0-0--0---0-0---
b-----------------------------------------0----0---0-0--0---0-0---
g-----------------------------------------0----0---0-0--0---0-0---
d-5----5----5---5-----5----5----5---5-----5----5---5-5--5---5-5---
a-5----5----5---5-----5----5----5---5-----5----5---5-5--5---5-5---
d-5----5-0--5---5-0-0-5----5-0--5---5-0-0-5----5---5-5--5---5-5---

8:20

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------3-----3---------------------------------
g-2-----------2-x-x-x-x-x-2-----2-x-x-x-x-------x-2-x-x-x---------
d-0-----3-----0-x-x-x-x-x-0-----0-x-x-x-x-3-----x-0-x-x-x---------
a-0-----3-----0-x-x-x-x-x-0-----0-x-x-x-x-3-----x-0-x-x-x---------
d-0-----3-----0-x-x-x-x-x-0-----0-x-x-x-x-3-----x-0-x-x-x---------

Outro: 8:36

x10
e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g(7)~~~~------------(5)------(7)~~~~------------(5)---------------
d---------------5---------------------------5---------------------
a--------8---------------------------8----------------------------
d-------------------------0----------------------------0----------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------------------
d(0)---------------(5)-------5-----3-----------10---12----0-------
a(5)---(3)-(3)-(5)-----(5)---5-----3-----------10---12----0-------
d----------------------------5-----3-----------10---12----0-------

that’s it
fuck, this is a long ass song....but every tool song
on lateralus is a master piece......

trevor jones
timmy91199@yahoo.ca 

 This tab is 100% correct, taken from several live videos, this is exactly what he plays. 
It's very tricky at first, but with practice it sounds great.
Any questions E-mail me @ Tmx88@aol.com

Legend:  

h- hammer on,
p - pull off
pm - palm mute
x - mute
 - slide,
v - vibrato
b - bend, 

*Distortion for this song = Boss MT-2 and ME-50 users(mt-2 setting), Drive 3/4,
bass 1/2, tone 1/2. 
That should give you the closest sound. 

(clean, delay)

E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G----------5----------------
D----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-- x3
A---------------------------
D--0------------------------


E-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G----------5--------------------------------
D----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-----7------7----- x8
A-------------------------------------------
D--0-------------------------5------3-------

(1:12)

(distortion)

(Mute strings E,G,B while playing open D chord)
E-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
B-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
G-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
D-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-310-12--     x2    
A-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-310-12--  
D-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-310-12--


E-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
B-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
G-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
D-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3h5-3-0--          
A-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3h5-3-0--  
D-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-3h5-3-0--

(2:04)

E---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------
D--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-- x7
A--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
D--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

E---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
A--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
D--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |

(2:32)

E-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
B-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
G-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
D-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-310-12--      X2
A-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-310-12--  
D-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-310-12--


E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3--------------------6----------------------------------------
G-------2--------------------5----------------------------------------
D-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-3h5-3-0---------
A-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-3h5-3-0---------  
D-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-3h5-3-0---------

(3:23)

e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-- x7
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e-------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

(3:50)

E-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
B-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
G-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------
D-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-310-12--   
A-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-310-12--  
D-0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-3p0-3p0-3~-3-x-3~-3-x-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-x-5-310-12--


E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------3--------------------6----------------------------------------
G-------2--------------------5----------------------------------------
D-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-310-12---------
A-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-310-12---------  
D-0-0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3-3-0-3-0-0-5-5-3p0-3-h5-5-5-5-310-12---------

(4:07)

1st solo (w/wah, starts closed, slowy opens)
E------------
B------------
G------------
D--0--10-12-- x7
A------------
D------------


E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G--9h10p9-0-----9h10h9-0---------9h10p9-0---------------------
D-----------7------------7-5-3------------10-9--10-7512~----
A-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--9h10h9-0-----------9h10p9-0-------------------------------------------------
D-----------7-5-37------------10-9--10-7-(rock wah back & forth)--/10h12p10p0-
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4:39)

E---------------------
B---------------------
G---------------------
D--0-10-12-12-10-12--- x2
A--0-10-12-12-10-12---
D--0-10-12-12-10-12---


E------------
B------------
G------------
D--0-0-0-0--- x4
A--0-0-0-0---
D--0-0-0-0---

(5:04)

(clean, delay)

e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d----7----7----7--------------
a-----------------------------
d--5----3----0----------------

e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d----7----7----7--5h7---------
a-----------------------------
d--5----3----0----------------

e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g---------------------5-------
d----7----7----7--5h7---7-----
a-----------------------------
d--5----3----0----------------

e-------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------
g---------------------5---------------
d----7----7----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0-- x5
a-------------------------------------
d--5----3----0------------------------

e---------------------------
b---------------------------
g-----------5---------------
d----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0-- x2
a---------------------------
d--0------------------------

e---------------------------------
b---------------------------------
g---------------------------------
d--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7-5h7-5-0--
a--5----3----0-------3------------
d--5----3----0-------3------------
                           (distortion)
e-------------------------------
b-------------------------------
g-------------------------------
d--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7--10---
a--5----3----0-------3-----10---
d--5----3----0-------3-----10---

e-------------
b-------------
g-------------
d--5----3-----
a--5----3-----
d--5----3-----

(distortion)

------------------
(6:40)

2nd solo (with wah, listen to the song and hear the movements of the wah)

(first note: wah starts open (bass), gradually going to close (treble),
             then back to open, rock the wah)
(second note: wah is closed)

e---------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------
g--(tremolo pick)-----------------------------------
d------------------12~~~bbbb~~~~--/pick scrape//----
a--12~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------------------------------
d--12~~~--12-10--5p3p0-5--3---5p3p0-5--3--0h3h5-5b----
a-----------------------------------------------------

-------------------

(7:13)

E-------------
B-------------
G-------------
D--5----3-----
A--5----3-----
D--5----3-----

E---------------
B---------------
G---------------
D--0--0-0-0-0--- x4
A--0--0-0-0-0---
D--0--0-0-0-0---

(7:17)

E-----------
B-----------
G-----------
D--x-0--0--- x40
A--x-0--0---
D--x-0--0---

E-------------------------------------------------------------
B--15-15--13-13--15-15--18-18----15-15--13-13--18-18--15-15---
G--14-14--12-12--14-14--17-17----14-14--12-12--17-17--14-14---
D--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---
A--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---
D--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---

E-----------
B-----------
G-----------
D--x-5--5--- x7
A--x-5--5---
D--x-5--5---

E-----------
B-----------
G-----------
D--x-3------
A--x-3------
D--x-3------

E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G--------------------------------
D--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0-- x4
A--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--
D--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--
            pm -|     pm-|


(rock wah on the first note of each measure)

(8:36)

E--------------------
B--------------------
G--------------------
D--------------------
A--17----------15----
D-----15-15-17----0--

E--------------------
B--------------------
G--------------------
D-------------------- x5
A--12-----------15---
D-----15-15-17----0--

E--------------------
B--------------------
G--------------------
D-------------------- x4
A--17----------15----
D-----15-15-17----0--

E---------------------
B---------------------
G---------------------
D---------------------
A--12----------10-----
D-----10-10-12----12--

(9:00)

(wah off)

E----------------------------
B----------------------------
G----------------------------
D--5---3----10---12--0-------
A--5---3----10---12--0-------
D--5---3----10---12--0------- 

 Tool - Lateralis  
 
Drop D tuning  
 
key:  s=slide   b=bend  
 
 
As the drums build up:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
Chorus Riff  (the rythym may take a while to pick up)  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A-------------------------------------------------------------3-5--  
D--0-0--0-0-0--0-5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3-5-5-3-3-3h5-5-5-3------  
 
Verse Riff  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A-------3-------5--------------------------------------------------  
D--0--3----0--5----------------------------------------------------  
 
Verse Riff 2  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--5-3-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-5--------------------------  
 
Repeat this until:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--5-3-0-0--0-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------  
 
2nd Verse Riff:  
 
G-----------5----------7-------------------------------------------  
D---------3----------5---------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--12s0-0-----12s0-0-----------------------------------------------  
 
2nd Part of the Solo:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A----------------------------------3-5-----------------------------  
D--0----5b----3--3--3b--3h5--5-5-3---------------------------------  
 
Before the calm:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5---------3---------3---------------------  
D--0-----0-----0-----0------0-0--0----0-0--0-----------------------  
 
Calm part: (repeat for a while)  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
Then:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D-----------3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5*----------3-3-3-3---------------------  
A--5-5-5-5--------------------5-5-5-5------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
*-hold this note, while you play the next set of D's on the A sting.  
 
It changes to this later:  
 
G-----------------------------3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---------------------  
D-----------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------  
A--5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
Then later:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D-----------3-3-3-3s10---------------------------------------------  
A--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
During the second solo:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D-----------------------------0------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--5-5--5-5--3-3--3-3s5-5--0-----3s10------------------------------  
 
When it gets heavy again:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--5----3----------------------------------------------------------  
 
Wierd bass part:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--------------0s12b-(x3)-0s15b-0s12b-0s10b-0s15b-0s12b------------  
A--0s10b-(x8)------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
Fiddle with that above for a while, then;  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D--0-3-0--0-3s15---------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
After that bit:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A--5-------3-------------------------------------------------------  
D----0-0-5---0-----------------------------------------------------  
 
Then:  
 
G------------------------------------------------------------------  
D------------------------------------------------------------------  
A------------------------3-5---------------------------------------  
D--0----3----5----5-3--------0-------------------------------------  
 
That's the lot of it (all 9:24 of it!)  
 
Tab by James Beecroft  
beecroft@iinet.net.au 

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---2-0-2-0----2-0-2-0---2-----2------------------------
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----------------------------3--------------------------
-0----------------------------------------------------- 

 Band : Tool
Album: Lateralus
Track: 9
Song : Lateralus

Part : Guitar
Tuning: drop D

Tabbed: Nolan Venhola
Email : nolan@tooltabs.net
Visit : Tooltabs.net
Legend
nh - natural harmonicph - pinch harmonic
            pm - palm mutex - muted string
            h - hammer onp - pull off
            // - slide down - slide up
            b - bend~~ - vibrato
    



(clean, delay)

e---------------------------
b---------------------------
g----------5----------------
d----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-- x3
a---------------------------
d--0------------------------

e-------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------
g----------5--------------------------------
d----7-5h7----7--7-5h7-5-0-----7------7----- x8
a-------------------------------------------
d--0-------------------------5------3-------

e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12-- x3
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--

e------------------------------------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12-0--
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12-0--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12-0--

*rest for 8 bars*

e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-- x7
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e---------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |

e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12-- x2
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--

e---------------------------------------------------------------------
b--3-3--3-3----8-8-8---6--6-6--6-6------------------------------------
g--2-2--2-2----7-7-7---5--5-5--5-5------------------------------------
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3---3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
a--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3---3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3---3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-3-3h5-3-0--

*rest for 8 bars*

e---------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-- x7
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e-------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--
a--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--
d--7-5-3-0--0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--
   pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|

e----------------------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--
a--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--
d--0-0-x-0-0-x-0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3-x-3-3-x-3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--

e------------------------------------------------------------------
b--3-3--3-3----8-8-8---6--6-6--6-6---------------------------------
g--2-2--2-2----7-7-7---5--5-5--5-5---------------------------------
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--
a--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--
d--0-0--0-0--0-5-5-5-0-3--3-3--3-3--3-55-3-0-3-5-5-5--x-5-310-12--

============
1st solo (w/wah, starts closed, move gradually to open)
e------------
b------------
g------------
d--0--10-12-- x7
a------------
d------------

e---------------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------------
g--9h10p9-0-----9h10h9-0---------9h10p9-0-5-4--5-0-27~---
d-----------7------------7-5-3----------------------------
a---------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--9h10h9-0------------9h10p9-0-5-4--5-0-2--(rock wah back/forth)--/-5h7p5p0--
d-----------7-5-37~----------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
============

e---------------------
b---------------------
g---------------------
d--0-10-12-12-10-12--- x2
a--0-10-12-12-10-12---
d--0-10-12-12-10-12---

e----------------
b----------------
g----------------
d--12-12-12-12--- x4
a--12-12-12-12---
d--12-12-12-12---

*rest, 8 bars*

(clean, delay)

e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d----7----7----7--------------
a-----------------------------
d--5----3----0----------------

e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g-----------------------------
d----7----7----7--5h7---------
a-----------------------------
d--5----3----0----------------

e-----------------------------
b-----------------------------
g---------------------5-------
d----7----7----7--5h7---7-----
a-----------------------------
d--5----3----0----------------

e-------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------
g---------------------5---------------
d----7----7----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0-- x5
a-------------------------------------
d--5----3----0------------------------

e---------------------------
b---------------------------
g-----------5---------------
d----7--5h7---7--7-5h7-5-0-- x2
a---------------------------
d--0------------------------

e---------------------------------
b---------------------------------
g---------------------------------
d--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7-5h7-5-0--
a--5----3----0-------3------------
d--5----3----0-------3------------

e-------------------------------
b-------------------------------
g-------------------------------
d--5-7--3-7--0-7-5h7-3-7--10---
a--5----3----0-------3-----10---
d--5----3----0-------3-----10---

e-------------
b-------------
g-------------
d--5----3-----
a--5----3-----
d--5----3-----

(distortion)

============
2nd solo (w/wah, this is a solo you have to 'feel' to play properly)

(first note: wah starts open (bass), gradually going to close (treble),
             then back to open, rock the wah)
(second note: wah is closed)

e---------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------
g--(tremolo pick)-----------------------------------
d------------------12~~~bbbb~~~~--///pick scrape//--
a--12~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------
b---------------------------------------------------
g---------------------------------------------------
d--12~~~--12-10--5-3--5--3---5-3--5--3--0h3h5-5b----
a---------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------
============

e-------------
b-------------
g-------------
d--5----3-----
a--5----3-----
d--5----3-----

e---------------
b---------------
g---------------
d--0--0-0-0-0--- x4
a--0--0-0-0-0---
d--0--0-0-0-0---

e-----------
b-----------
g-----------
d--x-0--0--- x40
a--x-0--0---
d--x-0--0---

e-------------------------------------------------------------
b--15-15--13-13--15-15--18-18----15-15--13-13--18-18--15-15---
g--14-14--12-12--14-14--17-17----14-14--12-12--17-17--14-14---
d--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---
a--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---
d--12-12--10-10--12-12--15-15----12-12--10-10--15-15--12-12---

e-----------
b-----------
g-----------
d--x-5--5--- x7
a--x-5--5---
d--x-5--5---

e-----------
b-----------
g-----------
d--x-3------
a--x-3------
d--x-3------

e--------------------------------
b--------------------------------
g--------------------------------
d--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0-- x4
a--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--
d--0--3--0--3-3-3--0--3-3--3--0--
            nh -|     nh-

e------------------
b------------------
g--7~--------5-----
d-----3-3--5-------
a------------------
d--------------0---
  ph - - - - - -|

e------------------
b------------------
g------------5-----
d--7~-3-3--5------- x5
a------------------
d--------------0---
  ph - - - - - -|

e------------------
b------------------
g--7~--------5-----
d-----3-3--5------- x4
a------------------
d--------------0---
  ph - - - - - -|

e----------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------
g--7---------5---------------------------------
d--0--3-3--5---5-----5---3----10---12--0-------
a--0-----------------5---3----10---12--0-------
d--------------------5---3----10---12--0-------
      ph - - - -|